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Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

1934 American film by Fred Waller

August 24, 1934 (1934-08-24)

Running time

10 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho (also known as Hi-De-Ho) is an American musical short film directed by Fred Waller and released by Paramount Pictures in 1934.^[1] The film stars jazz bandleader Cab Calloway and actress Fredi Washington.^[2] In 2001, the film was reissued by Kino International in the DVD collection Hollywood Rhythm: Vol. 1-The Best Of Jazz And Blues.^[3]

Synopsis

Bandleader Cab Calloway plays a ladies' man who dates the wife—portrayed by Washington—of a train porter who is frequently absent from home. Calloway and his Orchestra perform "Zaz-zuh-zaz" and "The Lady with the Fan" at the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York.

Cast

Cab Calloway and his Orchestra
Fredi Washington

Notable orchestra members in the film include:

Edwin Swayzee – trumpeter
Al Morgan – double-bassist
Eddie Barefield – saxophonist

References

^ Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series. The University of California. 1935. p. 245.
^ Bracks, Lean'tin L.; Smith, Jessie Carney (2014). Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-8108-8543-1.
^ Pratt, Douglas (2004). Doug Pratt's DVD: Movies, Television, Music, Art, Adult, and More!. UNET 2 Corporation. p. 562. ISBN 978-1-932916-00-3.